In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

The voices remained ambiguous. Lovi's crimson hand crushed another Rahmu, and Merlin swiftly drew his sword, splitting both Rahmu in two.

"This is disgusting! Absolutely disgusting! Although these things have signs of life, even I wouldn't admit they're living beings. They completely violate the basic definition of life since its inception!"

Merlin shouted as he continuously drew his sword, annihilating the Rahmu that emerged from the corpses of monsters in the wasteland.

"It is indeed extremely disgusting, but these guys are the familiars created by Tiamat's beast body, and are also the so-called new humans."

In response to Merlin's words, Rowe raised his hand to speed up the elimination of the monsters. The Rahmu had indeed emerged much faster than he had expected.

It was indeed a waste of time when they took King Hassan to deal with Gorgon.

"These guys are replacing humans? Woohoo..."

The thought of the entire earth being filled with these disgusting creatures sent a shiver down Merlin's spine. He then looked at Roman on the screen, who was equally horrified by the scene, and asked him a question.

"Romani, give me a definite number! How many of these monsters are there around here?!"

"...Um, I can't answer that question, but the number of life forms over there is still increasing, thousands, no, tens of thousands! And there are even hundreds of millions of life forms reacting on the coastline!! Don't let yourselves be delayed there, you must leave quickly!"

"Hundreds of millions! That number could wipe out humanity in a very real sense, right?! This is like a nightmare."

Upon hearing Dr. Roman's report, Merlin was also taken aback by the answer. However, seeing that Rowe did not panic, he immediately understood why he had gone to such great lengths to send Ur, Uruk, and the rest of the humans to the underworld.

Even with the protection of so many heroic spirits, it would be futile against hundreds of millions of Rahmu. Ordinary humans are nothing more than lambs to be slaughtered in the face of such life forms that far surpass magical beasts.

Similarly, Lovi had no time to entangle with Rahmu. He led Merlin and continued to accelerate towards the agreed-upon location with Gilgamesh, which was the spatial node where Tiamat was released. He clenched his fists and waved golden light to clear a path ahead, while Merlin defended from behind. The two advanced methodically and steadily.

As they continued to fight, Merlin could feel the disgusting nature of these monsters more and more. They had no sense of pain, and their attacks were extremely tricky and unpredictable, making them difficult to defend against. They were far more troublesome than ordinary magical beasts. Even he was cut open by two spikes that suddenly appeared from the Rahmu.

"It hurts so much! Even though it's not the real body, it's much more painful than the illusion!"

"What's wrong, Merlin? Are you going to die?"

Noticing his injury, Rowe turned around and asked.

"No way! It's just a few tens of thousands of Rahmu. My peak feat in Britain was being chased by seven beauties, so this number of Rahmu is no problem at all!"

"..."

Luo Wei suddenly felt like kicking him; this guy had wasted all his feelings on him.

"Forget it, this can't go on. I'll summon some helpers first."

The two continued their breakout attempt, but the number of Rahmu around them was increasing. Although they were only a few kilometers away from the agreed-upon coastline, continuing their breakout would inevitably lead to them being surrounded. Therefore, Luo Wei prepared to summon several Demon Pillars for help.

But just as he raised his hand—

Boom!!

A jet-black storm tore the earth apart, and a dark red light suddenly burst forth before our eyes. Terrifying power descended from the sky, instantly annihilating hundreds of terrifying Rahmu in front of us.

"Such a disgusting guy should atone for his sins with his death."

Artoria's cool voice slowly rang out, accompanied by a black warhorse, crimson lightning, and her jet-black, beautiful body, appearing in a corner of the wasteland, directly crushing a large number of Rahmu.

As the goddess of storms and the wild hunt, Black Lancer Alter shares similarities with Odin, the great god of Norse mythology. For her, the more chaotic the battlefield, the more unimaginable her abilities and power become.

"Lily, you've come at just the right time! You've been a huge help this time!"

Upon seeing the black-clad Artoria appear, Merlin was overjoyed. Without thinking twice, he unleashed a set of buffs on her, gave her mental support, and then ran over at top speed.

Artoria didn't pay attention to Merlin's actions. She simply sat on her warhorse, glanced back at Rowe who was still galloping forward, and their eyes met briefly. Then, the two nodded in tacit understanding.

Although no words were spoken, their feelings were conveyed through their eyes.

Encouraged by each other, the two did not speak, but instead ran in different directions to different battlefields.

"Gilgamesh is just ahead, Lovi, let's speed up."

Merlin continued to give directions, and Rowe quickened his pace with him, trying his best to reunite with Gilgamesh.

As they walked away, the Storm Goddess behind them revealed a gentle smile, like a breeze offering the most sincere blessings and protection. But this breeze came quickly and went just as quickly.

"@@@！＃＃＃！——＆＆＆！！"

Hearing the chaotic, nauseating sounds around her, she turned around and looked at the surging black wave with undisguised disgust in her eyes.

Then Artoria gently raised the Holy Lance, and an even more terrifying dark red light emanated from her hand.

Facing the approaching Rahmu, she remained silent, only waving her hand lightly. In an instant, a dark red storm of destruction swept across the entire world once again.

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Uma Musume Pretty Derby: I'm Not Interested in Winning

As a trainer, Toru Chishima's goal is very pure.

He witnessed many moments of tears on the racetrack and dreams shattered, so he didn't want his role as a racehorse girl to fight for the championship.

Of course, it would be even better if you could receive a reward from the cheat code even if you lost the match.

[Mission Objective: Lose one official race while playing as a racehorse girl]

[Reward: Increases initial affinity with the horse girl]

[Mission Objective: Lose 5 consecutive official races as a racehorse girl]

[Reward: Physical attributes comparable to those of racehorse girls (based on the average of all previous Arima Kinen winners)]

[Mission Objective: Lose 10 consecutive official races as a racehorse girl]

[Reward: Wealth beyond measure]

[Mission Objective: Lose 999 consecutive official races as a racehorse girl]

[Reward: 990,000 units of magnetic field power]

……

Years later, looking at the wall covered with championship trophies, Toru Chishima suddenly recalled that distant night when he made his first contracted racehorse girl.

"The spring and autumn equinoxes have passed, and now it's just you and me left..."

"I suspect I'm the mole."

Chapter 284 The Disappearance of Siduri

"Damn it! Even if I had some expectations, this is way beyond what I anticipated!!"

"What should we do now, Mage Melly?"

At the edge of the city wall, Ushiwakamaru, responsible for drawing the monsters' fire, forcefully pushed two dark, twisted Rahmu in front of her forward, then cleaved them in two with a single strike. However, against the dense mass of black monsters constantly crawling out of the monsters' bodies, her clearing speed was still too slow. Before she could even catch her breath, dozens more Rahmu, their bodies twisted, crawled toward her.

Witnessing this disgusting scene firsthand, especially seeing Rahmu, who was even more repulsive and terrifying than a demon from hell, Ushiwakamaru's usually cheerful face turned ugly.

Whether in life or after death, she had experienced countless battles, large and small, against humans, ghosts, and demons. She had seen all kinds of battles and enemies and had long since broken through her psychological limits. So even when facing countless magical beasts, she could adapt. But when she saw this indescribable Rahmu, which was even more excessive than any insect demon, Ushiwakamaru really found it difficult to maintain her usual calm and excitement. Just seeing these guys was a kind of harm to her.

Of course, Merry felt the same way.

"Yes, we got tricked..."

Meryl, in charge of commanding the front lines, watched as black monsters emerged from the corpses while simultaneously managing the situation and directing the human soldiers to begin their retreat. It was precisely because of her outstanding command, and the cover provided by other heroic spirits, that the human soldiers dispatched by Uruk were not completely annihilated even in the face of such a monstrous attack.

However, compared to the soldiers who were so fierce when facing the monsters, their previously orderly formation was completely disrupted by these strange Rahmu. If it weren't for Melly noticing the anomaly in the shortest time, the casualties would have been enormous.

"Ugh, how annoying! I knew Rahmu might appear, but I never imagined that these magical beasts were just vessels. Rahmu had been hiding inside them all along. The value of the weapons was just an added bonus. Their true purpose was to serve as Rahmu's containers!"

"I'm a little annoyed," Meryl said.

She wasn't upset about the situation, nor did she feel guilty about the many people who were injured. She was just annoyed that she hadn't managed things well, which had caused her to be delayed and unable to find Luo Wei immediately. She had been so confident in taking charge of the situation, but the result was this mess.

"Let's talk about the specifics later, because these guys crawled out of the bodies of dead monsters, and we've definitely been put on the defensive."

Compared to Meryl, Scáthach, who could practically traverse the battlefield, was much calmer. Although Rahmu was disgusting, it wasn't enough to frighten her, given her thousands of years of experience in the Land of Shadows. At most, she just felt a little disgusted. There were many monsters in the Land of Shadows that were no simpler than these guys.

“That’s right, let’s talk about the specifics later. Rahmu’s appearance was too sudden, which inevitably caused some problems to arise in the planned situation.”

Because of his weaker strength, Leonidas, who was injured, covered his wound and said.

"About 20% of the soldiers died directly from the first round of corpse explosions and surprise attacks. If it weren't for Queen Scáthach's heroic defense, the situation would have been even worse. However, something painful still happened—a large number of the priests and logistics personnel who had come to our rear to care for the wounded and help guard the area were kidnapped by the Rahmu who had come to take them over. There were at least 400 of them."

Leonidas lowered his head and, barely managing to maintain his composure, began to speak, trying his best to explain the current situation to everyone present.

Although her tone remained calm and composed, anyone could hear the pain and anger mixed in with it, as evidenced by the bulging veins on the back of her clenched hand.

"Tell me the directions, and I'll go and bring them all back by myself."

Without further ado, Scáthach twirled her crimson magic spear, preparing to go alone and bring back all the kidnapped people.

"I don't know... because these guys didn't come from the planned Persian Gulf direction. They appeared out of thin air and then suddenly retreated. I had no way of confirming where these monsters' lair was, and that's why I couldn't pay attention at the time. Damn it! I couldn't even protect the people who supported us in the fight. What can someone like me protect?! I could only watch helplessly as those civilians and priests were taken away right before my eyes!"

"..."

Recalling the situation, Leonidas felt increasingly guilty and clenched his fists, pounding the ground in anguish. This devastating news silenced everyone present.

"Please don't say that. Your Noble Phantasm has been destroyed by Gorgon. With Queen Scáthach and Mage Melisandre fighting on the front lines, and King Gilgamesh and the two goddesses all absent, it is quite remarkable that you were able to preserve most of the soldiers and support personnel. Or rather, it is because of your efforts that the current situation has not become too bad."

Musashi gripped his long sword tightly, then offered some words of comfort to Leonidas.

In terms of duties, he and Leonidas were in the same team, and their job was to protect the logistics personnel and lead a small group of soldiers to clear the safe zone.

At the time, Leonidas's command was absolutely flawless. The reason for this situation was that Rahmu's strength far exceeded that of magical beasts, and with their overwhelming numbers, one of their Noble Phantasms was damaged, and the other was unsuitable for dealing with Rahmu, which led to the tragic outcome.

"Now is not the time for you to take responsibility. Take these soldiers back to their posts and try to survive. I will figure something out later."

Scáthach was well aware of their guilt, and she didn't dislike it, after all, such qualities were essential for a true warrior. But she didn't have time to argue with them about gains and losses right now.

What's lost is lost; no amount of regret can bring it back. Since it's unavoidable, what they should do is calmly reflect on their loss and then find a way to get it back, for example—

Win this war!

She then inquired about the situation on the southern front from Mary, who had the ability to see far.

Uruk's defenses aren't just in the north. Since there are so many Rahmu here, there must be just as many in the south. She needs to figure out the situation there before allocating troops.

"Don't worry, with Ishtar and Ibaraki-dōji on the southern front, there won't be any problems. Although they're not the brightest, they're practically flawless. Plus, there aren't many monster corpses there, so Rahmu hasn't caused much of a stir."

Mary glanced south, then answered directly.

"I understand. Then let them continue to guard. In short, we can't add any more burdens now. Also, the Chaldea Master should have returned by now, right? Considering the current situation, does this mean that Gorgon's Spirit Origin has disappeared?"

Scáthach nodded, then continued to ask questions.

"Yes, Ritsuka and Mash have returned to the city and are probably extremely busy right now. The situation has completely changed; Gorgon is dead, and so is... Anna."